they will let up and there will be some drizzle off and on overnight, maybe some fog developing rate -- late. we will get some showers overnight. we will take a look at the seven-day forecast and the forecast for the baltimore running festival in a few minutes. let's say hello to rob roblin. >> it is raining here. it is not real heavy as it was earlier. we areain and experiencing that right now. you can see the jones falls behind me. it is moving fast and it is full. rain to have this much my you're going to have traffic problems. there were backups and accidents throughout the day. rush-hour traffic was especially and has been writing for two days. some areas across the state have gotten as much as six inches of ain.

>> we have seen a lot of rainfall announced. more than six inches at carroll county and it is still raining out there. we still have some drops to come drainsd xm areas, storm caused some minor flooding. workers had to clean the storm drains to keep the water running. clear the fire department had to rescue a woman who tried to drive her car through the water. with the rain expected to continue into the weekend what do marathon runners think is tamara >> better rain that hot. >> i like the rain. it is better than hot. >> much better. >> i am worried about slipping but i will do my best. arrived inelson maryland yesterday morning and has been writing in the rain ever since. >> i was -- it was raining the whole time i was biking. it was not very fun yesterday. >> you want to get out of

maryland to get out of the rain. >> i am trying to go south and hopefully the rain will stop here soon. >> when will all this and western mark >> over the weekend instead of it being the moderate to heavy rain we have been seeing it should taper down to a light rain to a drizzle. >> you can see it is still raining now. still coming down. it is beautiful out here. the weather is impacting traffic near the bay bridge. sky team 11 flew over that area and as you can see here there are backups, massive backups. the traffic is snarled for good 10 miles eastbound approaching the bridge. this is due to wind restrictions meaning no two way traffic. you can track storms wherever you are with our smartphone app and you can use our interactive radar and get the most up-to- date forecast on wbaltv.com. >> our i-team has learned

ambulances are being inspected after that incident at a nursing home involving a woman who fell off the stretcher and later died. get the latest on this from jayne miller live in the newsroom. >> the incident was september 15 and the woman died two days later. it is not clear why the inspections waited until now when the incident became public. the inspections started today at the maintenance shop. representative who makes the stretchers are involved. there ensuring the stretchers are working in full order. the woman who fell died in a hospital two days later. an investigation is underway. the stretcher fell because it had previously been damaged. the --an's family said he had suffered a head injury. she suffered only

minor injuries when she fell from the stretcher. today a spokesperson for the county said the county does want to find out what went wrong. >> an early morning crash between a light rail train and a van sent several people to the hospitals. the driver slammed into one of the mta trains. it happened along the tracks near beaverdam road and caused nature delays for passengers between the warren road and hunt valley stops. officials were bringing buses to the scene to carry those stranded passengers. we are told none of the injuries were considered life- threatening. >> baltimore city police identified the man who was fatally shot in north west baltimore. city officers responded to the 5500 block [inaudible] for reports of shots fired. his death is being

investigated as the city's 177th homicide of the year. that is five more than this time last year. >> an armed robbery suspect is in the hospital. two county detectives opened fire on him during a traffic stop in middle river this morning. we have more on what we have uncovered. >> baltimore county police tell us they are involved in a large scale investigation. they were looking for an armed robbery suspect. he drove right by them. when he reached for a gun, that is when police say detectives feared for their lives and opened fire. >> i thought it was just a car crash. about all thed a.m.tion outside around 7 friday morning. >> all the sirens were going and

all the traffic was backed up. >> it was much more than just a car crash. >> when i came out we saw a bunch of cop cars and a car that was against the wall so we figured it was an accident. a few minutes later there was 16 cop cars. >> police say what started as a criminal investigation ended with two detectives firing shots, wanting a suspect and a fleeing vehicle crashing into the jersey wall. it began on route 43 and plus key highway when officers saw an armed robbery suspect terry >> they followed his vehicle and waited and then they approached his vehicle and foot in order to take him into custody. >> were other cars around at the time? wrecks he was stopped in heavy traffic. >> witnesses say they heard three shots. the suspect took off. vehicleiled out of the and the officers chased him on

foot. his vehicle continued drifting on westbound pulaski highway until it struck the jersey wall. >> police say he suffered a non- life-threatening gunshot wound. >> this is an active investigation. this was not an isolated incident. detectives were in the area as part of a much larger criminal investigation so we are continuing that investigation and had tactical officers and officers who served additional search warrant at the call at -- at the colony hotel. >> no charges have been filed as the investigation continues. one officer was injured during that pursuit and the police involved shooting is being reviewed by the department cost homicide and >> now toffairs unit. a controversial test given to hundreds of students at a rental high school. it was part of a lesson plan that some are calling offensive. the test presented to about 411th and 12th graders were is

itling test.h test includes the phrase uncle tom and a question about how long to cook chitlins. to illustrate bias in testing. were students who did not want to talk about it for weeks. they were very upset by it and if you read the test you can see that there was the most humiliating, demeaning questions that made no sense whatever. made, wewas a mistake admitted to the mistake to our students and parents and said let's learn from this and move forward and that is what the school has done. >> dudes participated in that students august -- participated in that lesson in august. are launching an

investigation. are following the latest develop mets and the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate . while there appears to be a willingness to avert a default, nothing official yet on that front or on ending the government shutdown. the white house said president obama welcomes the root publicans -- republicans new newet offering but has concerns after meeting with gop members two straight days now. the proposal to end this dell mate would include cuts in programs and a change to the health-care law. not everyone is on board. >> they're talking about stemming the debt ceiling for two months or six weeks. please. a budget agreement with this president in the senate, it will not solve all of our problems but i hope it is a start. are inhouse and senate session tonight and they may

meet again tomorrow. they were expected to bring up the debt limit legislation as early as this weekend but a stillne proposed is unclear. >> thousands of runners from across the country and the world are here in baltimore getting ready for tomorrow's running festival. >> what is going on behind the scenes to make sure this year's event is a safe one. details are next. >> packers coming to town. we have found their achilles heel. details later in sports. >> we will take a look at hd doppler and check the seven-day forecast. there is plenty of traffic outside. temperatures in the low 60's. stay t >> the boston marathon bombings

in april literally jolted our nation and raised lots of questions about security at events like road races but many races have taken place without incident. most of the athletes say they are not afraid and they're ready to run in the running festival. >> the police apartment is working to ensure that this is a safe, fun, and rewarding experience for the participants and spectators. >> most of the security details are confidential but according to organizers as many as 500 city police officers are assigned to this event and another 100 are running in it to raise money for the signal 13 foundation.

>> intense preparation and vigilance are among the hard security lessons learned following the deadly explosive ending to the boston marathon. with the exception of more police officers, spectators and 27,000 runners from all 50 states and 12 countries may not notice the additional security measures in place for the baltimore running festival. >> we are very fortunate. our local state and federal partners are contribute in a lot of resources to this event. >> and for security reasons, specifics on outside agencies and the role of the feds are not being made public. there are 80 security cameras in place monitored by law enforcement and lick at the ravens games, fans will have to put items in clear plastic bags among backpacks are prohibited in the village area. there is more space between the finish line and the crowd. >> we have had spectators at the center next to the finish line. in terms of the runners could

give his buddy a high five on the way in. this year we had a five foot buffer zone where nobody is allowed in. that creates a bit of a safety zone. >> the baltimore running festival has generated $265 million. organizers say because of the annual success people mistakenly assume it is old hat by now. >> we can always roll it back out and repeat what we did last year. there is always unforeseen variables that get in the way. >> the festival's inaugural run happened weeks after the september 11 attacks. the firing -- the following year snipers terrorized the region. there is the unusual stuff. like the year a wealthy indian wedding party insisted on having an elephant walk down the street in the middle of the marathon. another year, the race route almost had to be slightly rerouted to accommodate a sick owl at the maryland zoo.

>> we have had all kinds of issues and it is never easy but we are always ready for it and we are always prepared. >> baltimore city has long had a mass casualty plan in place but the race has a lot of medical support. their operating eight radical tents staffed by four hospitals. of thelete coverage running festival starts saturday morning at 5:00 a.m. and exclusive coverage begins at 755 -- 7:55 a.m. i has been dry over the last several weeks, this has been a lot of rain. two to six inches of rain in some neighborhoods. that will cause some flooding problems and we have flood warnings in effect. anywhere you see the orange or dark red there is flood warnings. if you live near a small creek

or stream their running high and there is a lot of standing water. temperatures are in the lower end of the 60's. we will drift into the lower dash upper 50's and lower 60's. here is the main part of the storm. there is a secondary low that has developed in northern virginia. this area of low pressure has been giving us the rain today. we have these bands of rain coming in but the coverage is not as widespread. if you are underneath it is still pretty hard. bit inrs off a little northern baltimore county. even if you see nothing showing up on the radio there -- on the radar, there is some drizzle out there. off and on rain showers and some of the rain will be heavy and localized. temperatures upper 50's mo 60's. mostly cloudy and off and on

rain showers. not as widespread or heavy. at the running festival inner harbor, temperatures in the low to mid 60's for most of the race and there will be some fog and drizzle if not light rain showers off and on through the race. hopefully the rain will not be too happy. ravensre going to the game on sunday, there is a 40% chance for some leftover showers but the sun will come out in the afternoon on sunday so the weather will get better. nice weather monday through wednesday and the next chance for rain thursday night and friday. >> not even a conference game but one of eight in baltimore. play,ering the level of this is a critical component to making another playoff run.

five field goals against detroit. the offense is quite lacking. aaron rodgers nate -- knows they need to bump up that mark. in the got to improve area. we have to get seven points and make it easier on the defense. they are a tough opponent for us this week and we need to make sure [indiscernible] asked text question we earlier, which team will win the sunday game? 55% said ravens. -- text yource choice here. about adrian peterson.

a caretaker for his two-year-old son who lived with his mother in sioux falls abuse the boy so badly he passed away friday afternoon. we're looking at video from the practice field yesterday. the vikings are scheduled to face carolina sunday. he said earlier to please respect his privacy and not ask about the tragedy and that he would play in sunday's game. the final four all set. dodgers and cardinals prepare for the game. last night the tigers advanced in the fashion to which we have been accustomed. mcgill -- miguel cabrera doing what he does well. 3-0. two men on. on the mound.der

detroit got it done and moving on to the alcs playing the red sox. starting tomorrow night at fenway park. we're back with the seven-day forecast in moment. stay with us.

x more movement in the shutdown standoff. how an ongoing issue continues to impact people in maryland. an update on the state trooper who was hit by a car

>> we still have some heavy rain in some neighborhoods continuing often on through tonight. tomorrow the rain will be more light and less widespread. light off and on showers and drizzle. same thing. light rain or drizzle. cindy is looking better. the sun may even come out and early next week we will get a chance to get the sunshine back into the picture. >> we could use it. thanks for joining us. nbc nightly news with brian

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on our broadcast tonight, shockwaves from the nbc poll numbers on the shutdown. the anger from the voters having an impact on what's happening in washington where at least they are talking tonight as we head into another weekend. command and control. two of the top military men in charge of this nation's nuclear weapons have been fired within a week of each other. the all-out search for a boy with autism who cannot speak. missing for a week. proving impossible to find in the nation's largest city. and making a difference in the classroom and far beyond. tonight, special thanks to america's classroom teachers. "nightly news" begins now.

good evening. while it's too early yet to report real progress or any kind of real movement, it does appear the anger of the american public might just force the hands of some of the holdouts in washington. the numbers in the nbc news poll we broadcast last night show the government shutdown has caused real damage and most respondents put the blame on the republicans in congress. today we started hearing the first indications that something might be worked out. let's ee's begin our coverage . chuck todd can start us off with the latest. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. at this late hour things are moving quickly, at least for washington, toward a potential deal to open the government and raise the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the nontea party house republicans scrambling to

come up with a politically dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are dropping most of their demands, holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. it's triggered a renewed sense of you are jep urgency. it indicates the shutdown backfired on the gop. two results unnerved many republicans we talked to today. the fact that a majority of the country blames the gop and not the president for the shutdown, and that an even larger number of americans believes it is the republicans pushing their ownership political agenda at the expense of the greater good. it will be a long ebb weekend but don't be surprise if monday or tuesday we have a deal and government is fully operational again. >> chuck todd at the white house this friday night. thanks. now to the broad impact of this ongoing government shutdown

as we head into yet another weekend. our new nbc news wall street journal poll, as we mentioned, found almost one in three americans say this has had a direct impact on their lives. beyond the growing outrage, the frustration out there, some just don't have time to wait for this to drag on much longer. we have two reports tonight beginning with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> good evening, brian. the impact of the shutdown, 11 days in, is widespread as you point out. for some it's a matter of life and death. for 17-year-old austin tr trowbridge the shutdown is denying him a lifeline, a bone marrow transplant to slow the progression of a rare genetic disorder. >> it was upsetting to hear. it's a lot less risky to have the procedure done earlier rather than later. >> reporter: the disorder claimed the life of his brother eric five years ago.

for 800,000 furloughed workers across the country the shutdown hit ep home today. like capital grounds arborist matthew barber whose paycheck was cut in half. his next check will be zero. >> pretty much exactly half of what i would normally be expecting if the government hadn't been shut down. >> reporter: in chicago, duane reed can't get paperwork he needs to apply to college. >> tryi ing to go to college ani can't get the tax transcripts i need because the irs is shut down. >> reporter: accident investigations are on hold. for fishing guides in the ever gs glades closed by the shutdown it isn't life or death but their livelihood. >> the park closed means we can't go fishing, can't make money. >> reporter: the government is allowing national parks in utah, colorado, arizona to re-open if the states pick up the tab. there is no short-term fix for disabled veterans like paul

conway who count on the government payment. >> if it wasn't for the check we'd lose everything. >> they are there for the vets but when it comes to it they leave us high and dry. >> reporter: we told you about abby mccurtain in desperate need of a drug trial for her rare disorder. her mom posted nih staff responded to her e-mails though they weren't supposed to. abby and other children are still waiting and hoping. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. this is tom costello, 75 miles from washington in culpeper, virginia. at the frost cafe on main street where burgers, fries and grits are on the menu, the talk was whether the government shutdown is to anyone's vanl. >> how can it be an advantage to put people out of work in this chi to solve their b problems? >> i vote ed republican my whole life. this time i don't care who's running. i'm voting for someone who

didn't have the job. >> reporter: many government workers are now out of work. much needed tourism dried up as the nearby national park is closed. an online poll conducted by the local paper says half blame the president, the other half on congress. this once solid republican state has voted for president obama twice. still, suspicion toward washington runs deep. >> old virginia may be outvoted. if anything, that's reinforced their anti-washington sentiments. they are cheering in some places the federal government shutdown. >> reporter: obama care is not popular here. is it appropriate to shut down the government in order to kill obama care? >> if it comes to that, yeah. >> reporter: what's the end goal? >> defund obama care. >> reporter: that's the end goal? you're okay with shutting down the government if that's what it takes? >> yes. >> reporter: down main street one barber is a democrat, the other a republican.

>> i blame everybody -- capitol hill to the white house. >> reporter: has the government shutdown affected your pocketbook? are you seeing fewer customers in here? >> yeah. this is a friday. i have never seen a friday like this. >> reporter: who is to blame? the question is does it matter? >> at this point it's not between republicans and democrats. this is about america. >> reporter: main street and a divided america united in their frustration with america. culpeper is quintessential small town america. a young george washington did the original town survey. this town was caught in the crossroads of the civil war. passions and patriotism run deep here. brian? >> tom costello in culpeper and andrea mitchell before that. we have an update on the outbreak of salmonella. the cdc says 317 people have been infected in 20 states in all and puerto rico. almost half of them required hospitalization. those are confirmed cases.

there may be more. almost three-quarters of the cases are in the state of california. officials say three different plants operated there by foster farms are the likely source of this. the company submitted a plan for changes in its processing. based on that the government says it will allow the plants for now to stay open. overseas it happened again. a tragedy at sea involving immigrants from africa trying to make it to italy. an overloaded smugglers boat capsized 65 miles from the nearest island. 27 people drowned but more than 220 were rescued at sea. this is the same region where another boat capsized last week killing over 300 people. a huge and dangerous storm is gathering strength off the coast of india. right now it is the largest concentration of energy anywhere on earth. the satellite image shows the massive cyclone named phailin,

rated the equivalent of a cat 5 hurricane. sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. it is expect ed to make land fall tomorrow. as many as 12 million people are in the area likely to be affected by this. widespread destruction is ex expected. one forecast is saying tonight, quote, a catastrophic storm surge is a certainty. the. the nobel peace prize for 2013 has been awarded to a group that's part of the effort to dismantle and destroy syria's chemical weapons. tonight the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says it hopes this honor will help their efforts to achieve peace there. the announcement came as a disappointment admittedly for those hope hoping it would go to malala, the teenage girl from pakistan who inspired so many people around the world after the taliban tried to kill her for speaking out for the right of girls to go to school and get an education. she survived that.

after a long recovery, she's now continuing to spread her message of empowerment and education. we get an up date from nbc's kate snow. >> we girls can change the world. are you with me? [ applause ] >> reporter: today malala's stage was the world bank. >> you can see the children are starving for education. we need to help them. >> reporter: earlier in the week it was "the daily show" touting her new book. >> they do not want women to get education because then women would become more powerful. >> happy 16th birthday, malala. >> reporter: back in july a standing ovation from the united nations on her 16th birthday. >> let us pick up our books and our pens. they are our most powerful weapons. >> reporter: a year ago she was fighting for her life. shot by the taliban just for saying girls have the right to be educated.

school children today prayed she would win the nobel. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: she deserves it, says her friend hipsa. those who know her say malala doesn't need an award to make an impact. >> she's already a heroine to many girls. >> reporter: at the school of east harlem in new york, they met malala. >> she started a movement. it's more precious than an award. >> reporter: the taliban continues to threaten malala and said today they were happy she didn't win the prize. there is a reason she was called the the braves girl in the world. for years, she said today, she wondered what she would say if she were confront bed by a woul be assassin. >> listen to me. listen to my voice. listen to what i say. i will the tell him that i want education for their sons and

daughters. >> reporter: malala said she didn't deserve the nobel prize. she was too young. today she told pbs news hour she has a bigger prize in mind. >> it is an award the to see every child go to school. i would serve my whole life for that. >> reporter: malala has big goals. maybe even prime minister of pakistan some day she says. when my 8-year-old daughter woke up she wanted to know, did she win, did malala win? that conversation happened all over the world. that speaks to the power she has, whether or not she has a no billion peace prize. >> there were big expectations today. kate snow, thank you, as always. here in new york there is an all-out search under way for a boy with autism. he's nonverbal. he's been missing for days. new york police are trying to tell millions of people about him to spread the w0rd and help wide withen the search. we get the latest tonight from katy tur. >> reporter: 14-year-old avonte was last seen on surveillance

video running away from his new york city school last friday. now seven days with no sign of the nonverbal boy with autism. his dad daniel. >> i try not to think of the worst. i still have the support of everybody. >> reporter: today as they have done every day the boy's worn out family combed the streets with the help of volunteers. police turned over manhole covers and swept the east river. everyone hoping the rescue doesn't turn into a recovery. >> we need leads throughout the day. we try to take them serious, call the police, call detectives. >> reporter: now the family's search has gone national. the group autism speaks is offering a $70,000 re ward for his safe return. the group's vice president warns of the extra challenges when children with autism go missing. >> he may not understand what they are saying. could you just imagine how he must be feeling and the anxiety? he may not be able to understand them or he may not be able to

communicate back what his needs are. >> reporter: here in new york the nypd expanded efforts to find the boy, especially here in the subway system since avonte was known to like trains. this year alone, 14 kids with the disorder have wandered and died. according to the national center for missing and ex ploited chirp. dad daniel said he's not giving up. >> he's a fighter. >> reporter: tonight more searching and a vigil for a young boy lost in a big city. katy tur, nbc news, new york. still ahead on this friday night, the two of the men responsible for the nuclear arsenal re leaved of duty, both within a week. later the story of classroom teacher heroism that received a huge reaction from our audience of teachers this week. tonight we wanted to share it with you. hands for holding. feet, kicking. better things than the joint pain and swelling

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ask your doctor about cialis for daily use and a 30-tablet free trial. our making a difference report tonight has to do with the nation's classroom teachers. with the news we have been following lately you would be forgiven for thinking heroes, role models and profiles in courage are tough to find. we wrapped up our fourth annual education nation and gathered examples of heroism in the classroom during two disasters we witnessed in the past year. one a natural disaster, one not. one in newtown, connecticut and one in moore, oklahoma. in both, teachers made a difference. tonight we wanted to share their

heroism with you. >> well, what you do as a kindergarten teacher is divert attention away from what's happening. i said i'm not sure about the noises. they said, what is that? i said, maybe someone is on the roof getting a soccer ball. we read them a story. >> a lot of children are alive today because of actions the teachers took. and teachers are alive because of actions one of them took. >> she loved the students more than anything. she called them her kids. she was so close to the kids. she loved them so much. >> she was found protect ing her kids, doing what she knew to do, trying to shield them from the spray of the bullets. >> i immediately locked the classroom door. as i was doing it i was reassuring them, it's okay, everything's fine, we'll be okay. they did continue to cry. but they were able to hold it together. they were -- they were amazing. they were.

they were quiet when i needed them to be. they held each other. they were perfect. they were perfect. [ sirens ] >> we had to pull a car out of the front hallway off a teacher. i don't know what that lady's name is but she had three little kids underneath her. good job, teach. >> i was on top of six kids. >> on top of six children? >> uh-huh. lying on top of them. >> they're okay? >> all of mine are okay. >> i remember the little boy saying, i love you. please don't let me die with you. i'm like, we are not dying today! quit saying that. i did the teacher thing that we are probably not supposed to do. i prayed and i prayed out loud. i said, god, please don't take these kids today. >> she threw herself on my daughter to protect her. the number one heroes here to me are the teachers that put their lives at risk to protect these

kids. >> you have i have a student who wants to say thank you to you. >> i told you you were going to be okay. >> our salute to the heroism in the classroom. that's our broadcast for a friday night and this week. thanks for being with us. i'm brian williams. lester holt is here with you. we hope to see you right back here on monday e@6